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Kirkebogsoplysninger som Word dokument:
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Aar og Datum: 29. marts 1882
Barnets fulde Navn: Niels Peder Pedersen
Daab Datum enten
i Kirken eller hjemmet: Døbt i Kirken en 23. juli 1882
Moderens Alder: 22 ¾ Aar
Forældrenes Navne,
Stand, Håndtering og Bopæl: Husmand Søren Kristian Pedersen og Hustru Hansine Kirstine Nielsen på Granslev Mark
Faddere, Navn, Stand Håndtering Og opholdssted:Tjenestepigen Laursmine Kristensen af Stjer og Tjenestepigen Maren Pedersen af Granslev, Murer Gert Nielsen og husmor Jani Jensen af Granslev Mark, Husmand Niels Johan Sørensen af Haurum
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Niels emigrerede i ca. 1902 til USA, New York - Dokumenter fra Chuck viser, at Niels Peter Petersen ankom til Ellis Island, den 28. januar 1905 med S.S. Baltic fra Liverpool, der var afrejst fra Liverpool 18. januar 1905. Niels var på indrejsetidspunktet 22 år og 10 måneder gammel og indrejste som arbejdsmand med bestemmelsessted Kenosha i Wisconsin til en ven Hans Seesen

SS BALTIC
The "Baltic" was a 23,876 gross ton ship built in 1903 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the White Star Line. Her details were - length 709.2ft x beam 75.6ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. There was accommodation for 425-1st, 450-2nd and 2,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on 21/11/1903, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 29/6/1904. In 1909 she rescued survivors of the collision between the "Republic" and the "Florida" off the US coast, in which the "Republic" sank. On 12/12/1918 she commenced her first voyage after the Armistice, from Liverpool to New York and in 1927 her accommodation was altered to carry 393-cabin class, 339-tourist class and 1,150-3rd class passengers. On 17/9/1932 she commenced her last voyage from Liverpool to New York and Liverpool and on 17/2/1933 sailed for Osaka, Japan where she was scrapped. Most Cunard and White Star vessels are fully described in the Cunard archive site . [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 25 October 1997]
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Af lægdsrullen fra år 1900, 4. udskrivningskreds fremgår af vedtegninger, at Niels Peder Pedersen i 1905 fik 3 års udsættelse (værnepligt) og efterfølgende er det vedtegnet 1908: § 13, 1909: § 13 og 1910: §13.
Af lov af 6. marts 1869 om Værnepligt fremgår:

§ 13-1: Den, som i Fredstid uden lovligt Forfald udebliver fra den Session, for hvilken han i henhold til § 11, nr. 1-6 er pligtig til at fremstille sig, Straffes med Bøder fra 10 til 200 Rd. Han kan ikke paa en senere Session benytte de ved denne Lovs § 14 hjemlede Ret til at faa Udsættelse.

§ 13-2: Udebliver han anden Gang eller oftere uden lovligt Forfald fra Sessionen, straffes han med Fængsel. Dog kan ogsaa i dette Tilfælde under formildende Omstændigheder Bøder fra 20 til 200 Rd. ikjendes, navnlig naar det af den Pågældendes Legemsbeskaffenhed klart fremgaar, at han er uskikket til al Krigstjeneste, eller han ved en forud for Dommes Afsigelse gaaende Sessionsbehandling er bleven funden utjensdygtig.

§ 13-3: Naar nogen trende Gange uden lovlig Forfald er udebleven fra Sessionen, bliver der at lægge Beslag paa den Formue, som han maatte besidde eller erhverve her i Riget, indtil han kommer tilstede, eller hans Formue paa Grund af hans Død eller ifølge de i Forordningen af 11te September 1839 foreskrevne Regler tilfalder hans Arvinger, og han kan derhos, naar han træffes og af Udskrivingschefen skjønnes tjenstdygtig, stax efter sin Brugbarhed afgives til Tjeneste ved Hæren eller Søværnet.

§ 13-4: Den, som i Krigstid uden lovligt Forfald udebliver fra den Session, for hvilken han er pligtig at fremstille sig, straffes med Fængsel. Han kan, saafremt han af Udskrivningschefen skjønnes tjenstdygtig, strax efter sin Brugbarhed afgives til Tjeneste ved Hæren eller Søværnet.

§ 13-5: Værnepligtige, der ikke efterkomme den dem i henhold til § 11, nr. 7 givne Tilsigelse til Møde for Sessionen, straffes med Bøder fra 2 til 20 Rd.

§ 13-6: Vedtegninger om Behandling efter denne Paragraf bortfalde, naar lovlig Forfald senere godtgjøres for Sessionen eller for søfarende Værnepligtiges Vedkommende for Udskrivningschefen.

Niels blev gift med Amalia Josephine Smith den 5 nov. 1911 i Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. Amalia (datter af Jens Gabriel Smith og Hanna Amalie Larsdatter) blev født i 1880 i Lista i Norge; døde den 5 jun. 1960. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Iflg. brev fra Barbara (Bowes) Williamsen deltog Norman i landsætningen i Normandiet den 6. juni 1944.
Oplysningen findes i det brev Barbara skrev da hun sendte os et flag, der var fløjet over Tha Capital den 6. juni 1994.
Det er det flag, der nu står på Bents værelse (10. april 2009).

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Agnes. Agnes blev født den 26 feb. 1915; døde den 22 sep. 1988. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Harriet blev gift med Charles Thomas Williamsen, II den 6 jun. 1936. Charles (søn af Villads Henrik Villadsen og Mary O´hara) blev født den 11 jul. 1909 i Bellport, Suffolk, New York, USA; døde den 8 jul. 2000; blev begravet den 12 aug. 2000 i Nassau Knolls Cemetery, Port Washington, New York. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Barbara Elaine Williamsen Bowes
On Thursday, March 2nd, BARBARA ELAINE WILLIAMSEN BOWES passed peacefully from this world into the next after a valiant five-year battle against melanoma. She devoted her life to her husband and her children and later her grandchildren. Serving as their role model, she encouraged them to strive for success of their own defining and she helped them achieve lives filled with love, happiness, laughter and service to others. Her devotion to others was evident in her service to her community, including her service on behalf of the Woodforest Civic Association, as a Precinct 3 Reserve Deputy Constable, as a Palmer Drug Abuse Center volunteer, as a Baytown Woman's Center volunteer and fundraiser and, for over 16 years, as district coordinator for former U.S. Congressman Jack Fields. In addition to her community service, on an individual basis she was a dedicated "second mom" to countless of her children's friends, her neighbors and strangers alike. She always provided sage counsel and refuge to those in need, including opening her home to abused mothers and traveling to other states to return runaway teens. Her service to others earned her countless private and public accolades, including most recently a Congressional Record tribute from U.S. Congressman Gene Green. Her dedication to others was eclipsed only by her dedication to her family. Barbara, the family matriarch, managed to care for and nurture her three children while also working full-time and attending night school to obtain her real estate license and peace officer's certification. Perhaps the job in which she found the greatest joy and enjoyed her greatest success was as a mother, and she was rightfully proud of her children, each of whom have succeeded professionally and have continued her commitment to community service. One of Barbara's favorite activities in her retirement years was traveling to Louisiana to visit the state's casinos. Her vehicle, seemingly on auto-pilot, frequently crossed the Texas border into Louisiana with her girlfriends and family members in tow. Louisiana's casino owners will likely see a marked decrease in slot machine revenues with her passing. Barbara will be remembered as possessing a humble nobility and a sense of stylebut most of all for her quick wit and good-hearted sense of humor. In the final chapter of her extraordinary life, she inspired others with her courage and strength in the face of adversity and comforted her mourning loved ones in her usual comedic style, leaving them laughing almost as much as they were crying. Almost. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, her favorite joke punch line and her primary caregiver over the last 5 years, Bill Bowes, Sr.; her son and friend, Bill Bowes, Jr. and Trisha Richard; her daughter and son-in-law, Suzie and Mark (Bo) Wilburn; her son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Monica Bowes; "adopted daughter" and mother of two of her grandchildren, Debra Bowes; and her grandkids, Kelsey Bowes, Will Bowes, III, Haley Wilburn and Bryan Wilburn. She is also survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Chuck and Paula Williamsen; her nieces and nephews, John Bowes, Lisa (Bowes) Young, Bob Bowes, Jim Bowes, Kristy (Williamsen) Rigot and Margaret Bowes, and their spouses and children. She is preceded in death by her parents, C.T. and Harriet (Petersen) Williamsen; nephew, Doug Williamsen; and "adopted son," Leonard Thomas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Rosewood Funeral Home, Humble, Texas, with a funeral service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2006, in the Rosewood Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, Barbara has asked that memorial donations be made in her name to either M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Melanoma Research Department, which can be mailed (P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210), made online (www.mdanderson.org/gifts) or made by phone (800-525-5841) or Houston Hospice at the Texas Medical Center, which can be mailed (1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030), made online (www.houstonhospice.org/donations.html) or made by phone (800-824-2911). We will all LIVESTRONG and never forget our hero and mentor!
Written about Barbara by her oldest son on March 2nd. 2016:
""10 Things You May Not Know About My Mom" on this 10th anniversary of her passing (in no particular order):
1) She didn't have a favorite child--stating "I dislike you all equally!" or ensuring us that I was her favorite oldest child, Suzie was her favorite daughter and Tom was her favorite youngest child.
2) She was a bad-ass, gun-packing Reserve Deputy Constable in the '70's and chaperoned a number of North Shore High School events, including dances, even before we were in high school. She was liked, trusted and respected despite being an "old person" (in her '30s).
3) This self-proclaimed high school and secretarial school graduate--through intellect, pragmatism, communication skills (written and verbal) and humor--rose to become the District Coordinator for a 20-year Republican Congressman, in the process rubbing elbows (and in some cases cracking jokes at the expense of) the Republican elite of the time, including President George HW Bush, James Baker and then-Governor Bush. Three Congressmen attended her memorial service.
4) She was a practical joker and smart ass. For example, she got kicked out of band for throwing peanuts into the tuba . . . while it was being played. Trying to trip up the aforementioned Congressman, she applied penis-shaped lipstick while he was trying to make a speech. When my 7th grade teacher told her I was a bit of an extrovert (aka unruly smart-ass), my Mom replied with a straight face "I guess that's better than being an exhibitionist."
5) She wasn't a big fan of the outdoors, but that didn't stop her from attending all her kids' (and grandkids') sporting events--mainly soccer--and giving us great family vacation memories, including her last one with us to Disney.
6) She met my Dad when he was invited to eat dinner at my grandmother's house by my Uncle Charlie, who was a classmate at Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy. The were married on campus in December 1962. They were just ~6 years shy of their 50th anniversary.
7) She was an incredible writer who, together with NSHS' Gale Callely, gave me huge advantage in both college and law school . . . helping me survive countless 3-hour essay exams and getting a Law Review article published.
8) She lost her life to melanoma. A small, unhealing wound on her little toe was misdiagnosed by her family doctor as something caused by her high-heel shoe straps. By the time his mistake was uncovered, the cancer was already Stage 4 and she was given 5 months to live. Being the bad-ass she was, she said screw that and fought for 5 more YEARS, including with the help of the heroes at MD Anderson Cancer Center and their experimental trials. (She refused to let Tom and me sue her family doctor into bankruptcy and out of the medical practice.)
9) She literally saved lives, including driving to Oklahoma to pick-up a runaway who called her in desperation and who was threatening suicide. NSHS students she met while chaperoning--effectively strangers--would come to our house in the middle of the night if they were in trouble, feeling depressed or otherwise in need of sage, loving advice. They got a small sense of how lucky we were to be born to her.
10) She is missed as much and thought about as frequently today as she was the moment she passed from this earth. Thank you to her friends and family members who continue to keep her spirit alive through their thoughts, memories and deeds."

Barbara blev gift med W.P. Bowes [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]